The Archaeology and Pottery of Nazca, Peru: Alfred Kroeber's 1926 Expedition

by Alfred Kroeber, Donald Collier, Patrick Carmichael (Editor), Katharina J. Schreiber

Overview

When Alfred Kroeber left Lima, Peru for the ruins of the Nazca region in July 1926, he could have had no inkling of the importance of what he would uncover. Nor would he have guessed that his excavation report would not appear until the end of the century, completed by Donald Collier and Patrick Carmichael after Kroeber's death in 1960. Kroeber's report contains what is still the only complete analysis and seriation of the beautiful painted pottery of Nazca, complete with over 400 photographs and drawings of objects uncovered in the excavations, some in full color. His report is also notable for its rare discussion of Nazca architecture, its description of cloth, hair bundles and other artifact groups, its accurate analysis of Nazca human remains, and even for one of the earliest descriptions and photographs of the famous Nazca lines. With careful editing by Collier and Carmichael, Kroeber's work is far ahead of its time methodologically and is still an important source document for contemporary archaeology and art history of South America. A final chapter by Katharina J. Schreiber puts Kroeber's work in the context of contemporary Nazca studies, including a reassessment of the sites discovered in the 1926 expedition. Important for both professional and avocational anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and those interested in the history of anthropology. Published in cooperation with The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761989646
Publisher:	AltaMira Press
Publication date:	12/08/1998
Pages:	283
Product dimensions:	8.72(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.99(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 List of Illustrations Chapter 4 Editor's Preface Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 1. History and Itinerary of the Expedition Chapter 7 2. Area and Sites Chapter 8 3. Excavations Chapter 9 4. Adobe Bricks and Wall Construction Chapter 10 5. Succession of Phases in Nazca Culture Chapter 11 6. Pottery of Phase A1 Chapter 12 7. Pottery of Phase A2 Chapter 13 8. Pottery of Phase B1 Chapter 14 9. Pottery of Phase B2 Chapter 15 10. Nazca Y Phase Chapter 16 11. Later Phase Y2 Chapter 17 12. Pre-A1 Indications: Phase Ao Chapter 18 13. Post-Nazca Culture: Late Period Chapter 19 Literature Cited Chapter 20 Afterword: Nasca Research Since 1926 Chapter 21 Appendix: Mineral, Plant, and Animal Identifications Chapter 22 Index

Editorial Reviews

Superbly illustrated—a valuable reference tool for Andean scholars.

Choice Reviews

Contains some useful short 'history of the discipline' remarks both in the preface by Carmichael and in the draft introduction to the original manuscript by Kroeber and Collier.

Bulletin of the History of Archaeology - David L. Browman

Superbly illustrated—a valuable reference tool for Andean scholars.

Choice

Superbly illustrated—a valuable reference tool for Andean scholars.

CHOICE

Contains some useful short 'history of the discipline' remarks both in the preface by Carmichael and in the draft introduction to the original manuscript by Kroeber and Collier.
— David L. Browman, Washington University, Saint Louis

Bulletin Of The History Of Archaeology